Supreme court sidesteps ruling in partisan gerrymandering cases

The supreme court dodged a decision on whether it is constitutional for political parties to redraw electoral maps to gain a partisan advantage.

In two cases, one in Maryland and one in Wisconsin, the court on Monday found procedural reasons not to issue a ruling on gerrymandering.

Instead of making a landmark ruling, the cases were both kicked back to lower courts for new hearings.

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In Maryland, the map had been redrawn by Democrats, while in Wisconsin, Republicans had done the same to gain an advantage.

Partisan gerrymandering has become a hot button issue in recent years as state legislatures have concerted efforts to draw electoral maps for political advantage with aid of technology that enables line drawing to be…

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